Flowers: The blooms are white, pink or purple with a violet to darker purple midvein.
Blooming season: Early spring, and occasionally during the growing season through autumn.
Growth rate: It is a slow growing species.
Watering: During the summer it enjoys average watering, but do not overwater (it rots easily, especially if over wet), allow to dry between watering. Watering should be curtailed during the winter months.
Exposure: They do need a lot of light to develop their typical spination. However, some protection in light shade is recommended during the hottest hours in summer.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
| Blooming Season | Early spring |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Brittonrosea lloydii |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower | White |
| Frost Tolerance | -5° C or less |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Hardiness Zone | 9a |
| Height | 7-20 cm |
| Origin | Mexico |
| Scientific Name | Stenocactus Lloydii |
| Shape | globular |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun to light shade |
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United StatesIt's got it all
This is one of my new favorites. Great spination, color, and texture (the body of the cacti has the most excellent ribs shading from lighter to darker green. A definite recommendation!
United StatesMost favorite addition so far this year
I highly recommend adding one of these to your collection. Real attention grabber as it draws my focus everything I go to view my plants!
Love the eye-catching blooms. Go for this wonderful plant!
Same as shown on the site! I got it for gifting
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